The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-03-07
PLYM0UTH'S PASTOR
IS LYING AT DEATHS DOOR.
Horny Ward I'eecher, tho Emlnent Brook.
tyn Divine, Stricken with Apopioxy--No
Hope Entertained OF Ills Recovery.
Ills Death Only n Matter OF Time.

NSw Yonx, March 5.-At his home ID
Hicks stroot, Brooklyn, Henry Ward
Decchor, pastor Of Plymouth Consrega.
tlonhl Church, is dying. During tho
night OF Thursday last he was aefzsd with
apoplexy. That has caused paralysln Of
tho left side, and 1t is hardly possible TINT
tho great preacher can recover.
Ho was indlsposed Thursday evening,
and was restless all night from u head.
ache, noccssitating his vile going into hia
room several times. Toward daylight q
violent attack OF nausea relieved his hesd-
ache and brought reatiul sleep. At ten
o'clock last night Dr.. Searlc was called,
who stsyed an hour and returned s9ain
this morning and found that Mr. Beechers
symptoms were much wors9. w
There was evident partial paralysis OF
tho eutirs left side; Mr.. Beecher could
still move his left arm and leg, but with
difficulty, and not to any great extent.
His pulae and temperature were normal.
He was in what DR.. Gear!e called a
soporose atate, very nleepy, bu! not in a
state OF coma. Z
Tho Doctor aroused him easily, and Mr..
Beecher responded intelligently to quea.
tionu put to him. His speech was thicker
than before, and hc still complained Of d
headache. At times his face would flush,
and he would raise his right hand tromu-
lously and mechanically to his head. He
had taken only little milk, with broken
crackers in 1t, during nearly twenty-four
houp. DR.. Scarle considered Mr.. Beech
er's condition 90 serious that he asked the
family to call Dr.. Hammond, who came at
two o'clock this afternoon. at that time
the paralysis had deepenod. Thofe was
then entire paralysis Of motion OF tho LEFT
side Of tbs sufferer. Feeling still re-
mained, however, and when Dr. Sss,le
touched his left arm Mr.. Beecher slowly
placed his right hand on the place. When
he wss asked II he could open his eyes, he
said he could. He did not do 60, however,
He lay On h:s back rs he had been lying
since DR.. Aeetls frat saw him, his face
drawn little to the right, his right arm
and Lex moving rcstlcesly.
Both physicians agreed tina. Mr.. Bescher
had been attacked by apoplc1y; that an
effusion Of blood had taken place from The
right cerebrum OF the brain, and thu. re-
covery was improbable, but still not en-
tiroly impossible.
Their opinion was founded upon the
fact tina. the paralysis had greatly in
creased. DR.. Hammond also said that
even II Mr.. Beecher should rscGver be
would never regain either his mental or
physical powcrs to tho full cxtont.
Tonight the patients Temperature, res
pira.ion and pulse ars ircressed. and tho
power Of sppech hai lett him. Crowds OF
persons are on the otfeet in front OF the
dwelling esgarly scanning the hrletins as
thoy are placed on the door. During tha
evening many dis!ingu!shod people called
ut tho residence.
Dr.. Hammond ssid: "WheuI ssw hin
he lay on his bick stuoid. Hts eyss wars
closed. 10 could only be aroused from
his etupor by (. loud nuiue. After being
aroused he 1on,d Immediately eink bscs:
into a stipor sgail. He was unable to
pfo.sude h;s tongue whsa reauested, ai-
though he made an effort to do SO. Nc
WAS sufficiently conscious to underatsnd
ri; that wss going ca a5out him, however
We were discussing the danger sHd the
probability Of the attack bains fatal, when
M1s. Beacher ssid: 4 think wa had better
20 into the mex. room; L think ho uni>r-
stands what We sre saying Isuggested
that shs should ask him. She bent do IN
closely TO him md said in lead yoica:
"'Da you understand what wo Gro talk
ing about?' ....,..
ia very low tone, and between
breathe, he replied: .uNS Gs.mg ~,
a. You-are--.slking-about-wheth
-I-am-2oing- wall-or-not.!
"rhe tone OF his voice ahoTeI that he
waa supremeiy Indifferent az regarded the
Issue. We then moved away. He nov
seemed to be suffering from paralysis Of
the lett arm snd the left leg, rhe lattor
momber. il not. however, 90 bad as tho
former. lie has what is known 10 physi.
clans as tha Cheyns.Stokes respiration.
That is, he. b-esthse hard three or four
times and then stops entirely for tina.
Mr.. Bsecher hiss great difficulty in swal-
lowing. w faIlEst ts' IS. laI-t -..Zl, q ~.